This resource explores colour composition and is inspired by Ben Nicholson. Suitable for all ages from 7 years upwards, it provides an accessible and flexible way to help children understand how the colour of a shape can change its ” visual weight” and how the size of a shape can change the feel of the composition.

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I love this. Have just finished a drawing with scissors project where we initially explored colour freely (mostly playing with watercolours and just being led across and over a sheet of paper by adding a bit here – or there to see what happens etc) ….followed by contour drawings from observation ….followed by choosing our colours (having looked at the primaries and secondaries) and then painting our sheets with chosen colours. (Nice coincidence about the Cutlure Show on Matisse’s cut outs) then cutting shapes from our contour drawings, and then cutting some random shapes.
We will re-visit this way of working at some point as I feel there is so much more to be done – but I love the discussions you mentioned around shapes talking to each other and colours / pattern affecting a simple shape. Great inspiration and food for thought…
Thanks again!

The images in this post remind me a bit of the shapes that came out of teenagers discovering intuitive shapes through drawing – interestingly they look like they’re from the same Ben Nicholson era
/teenagers-explore-expressive-drawing-with-charcoal-and-soft-pastels/
xx

Next week I think we’ll make sculptures with these shapes… inspired by the amazing cardboard sculptures at Ridgefield art week… /thinking-three-dimensionally-with-cardboard/ and of course Ben Nicholson

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